Former supermodel Christina Estrada still waits for €53m payout

Former supermodel Christina Estrada, who won a £53m (€62m) award against her Saudi billionaire ex-husband, Sheikh Walid Juffali, is still waiting for her money following his death, Britain’s High Court has heard.

The family judge who made the order in favour of the former Pirelli calendar model, now 54, said she hoped the lump sum would be paid without the need for enforcement action, despite Dr Juffali’s “sad death”.

Ms Justice Roberts said: “I think it is important to acknowledge that I am not dealing with a situation where the door has been slammed shut.”